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Backlight is a podcast produced by the investigations team at Lighthouse Reports. Every month we take you inside real world investigations to explain how they work, who works on them and how to get involved.

  1. 10 DIC

    Investigating border deaths in the shadow of US election

    In this episode we take you behind the scenes of our latest U.S.-Mexico border investigation, Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande.  This episode is a collaboration with The Border Chronicle.  More women and children are drowning trying to reach the US as Texas and Mexico militarize the border. In collaboration with the Washington Post and El Universal, our team requested records of drowning deaths which reveal for the first time how the river separating the US and Mexico has become a graveyard for migrants. In this episode you’ll hear some of the stories of those who drowned along the river. We talked to Lighthouse editor Melissa del Bosque about how we got the data, and what the findings of the investigation say about the reality of the border post-election. Investigations mentioned in this episode: Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande Desert Dumps -- Hosts: ⁠⁠Beatriz Ramalho da Silva⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Tessa Pang⁠⁠ Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠Instagram⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    29 min

  2. 31 OCT

    How to get sources to talk

    This episode we talk to reporters Tomas Statius and Elena DeBre about getting sources to talk. We cover: How to cultivate sources Three techniques on getting sources to talk Tips for new reporters We talk about all this in the context of two of our latest investigations – the False Promises of Biometrics, that relied solely on source-based evidence to uncover a string of failed mega-deals that benefited DRC elites & left ordinary people with no proof of ID. And Poison PR, which exposed a US government funded campaign from a PR company to profile and target people trying to sound the alarm about the harms of pesticides and GMOs. -- Hosts: ⁠Beatriz Ramalho da Silva⁠, ⁠Tessa Pang⁠ Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    25 min

  3. 30 SEPT

    Protecting mental health in the newsroom - what we’ve learnt

    This month we discuss the hidden toll journalism can take on your mental health and share tips for staying grounded in high-pressure environments. We talk to open-source investigator Bashar Deeb about coping with traumatic content and Juliana Ruhfus, the Director of the DART Center for Journalism Trauma Europe about how to protect your sources’ wellbeing. -- Investigations mentioned in this episode: The Kutum massacre Reconstructing the Melilla Massacre -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    28 min

  4. 23 JUL

    How to fund your investigation

    This episode, we dive into the essential fuel that allows cross-border investigative journalism to happen —money. Beatriz and Tessa first chat with Timothy Large from the International Press Institute who’s responsible for a scheme that gives more than 4m euro in grant funding, about how to nail a pitch application.  Later, we hear from freelance journalist and recent European Press Prize winner Andrei Popoviciu about the challenges of freelance funding and his tips for fellow journalists. IJ4EU will open their next funding round on September 2, 2024. -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: ⁠⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    38 min

  5. 4 JUN

    Making your investigation count at election time. What we’ve learned

    2024 is the year of elections! For public interest journalism, it's prime time to get vote-shifting findings in front of people when they’re paying the most attention to politics. So with the European elections looming this weekend we chatted to Director Klaas Van Dijken and Food Systems Lead Reporter Thin Lei Win about their eye-opening investigations on two hot issues this EU election – EU border policy and the farmers protests. Read both the desert dumps and farmers protests investigations on our website: lighthousereports.com -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: ⁠Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠ -- ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    33 min

  6. 27 MAY

    Inside Europe’s biggest journalism conference

    Journalism conferences can be an exclusive and costly space. So last month, Beatriz took her microphone to Perugia, Italy to give you some sneak peaks of the biggest trends coming out of the International Journalism Conference. This episode features three interviews she did in Perugia discussing; What truly collaborative investigations between global north and south partners look like, with Andrés Bermudez Lievano a Colombian journalist from Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) How can journalists nail vertical video on TikTok and Instagram with Enrique Anarte Lazo, a content creator and at Openly, Thomson Reuters Foundation’s LGBT platform How journalists can empower policymakers and affected communities with solutions with Mia Malan, the editor in chief at the Bhekisisa health centre in South Africa. And here’s a link to our investigation into Syrian Women on the Run that was just nominated for the European Press Prize. -- Episode Chapters: (00:00) Beatriz’s wrap up of Perugia (07:08) Lighthouse Reports at IJF Perugia (11:58) Andrés Bermudez Lievano - Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) (20:13) Enrique Anarte Lazo - Openly (28:37) Mia Malan - Bhekisisa health centre -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions -- ⁠Website⁠ - ⁠Twitter⁠ - ⁠BlueSky⁠ - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    39 min

  7. 23 ABR

    How to become an open source investigator

    This episode, we dive into the skills and techniques used in open-source reporting (yes it’s more than just stalking people on social media!). Beatriz and Tessa are joined by two of our open-source reporters Jack Sapoch and Monica Camacho. We talk about their roles in the context of a recent investigation that reconstructed the unseen events which saw 40 people suffocate to death in a migrant detention centre fire in Ciudad Juárez. We’re also joined by our investigations editor Melissa Del Bosque to explain the strategy behind the investigation and how it was received. Watch the video and read about the investigation here And read more about our most ‘brain waste’ investigation discussed in the intro of the show -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions -- Website - Twitter - BlueSky - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    44 min

  8. 2 ABR

    What it’s like being a fellow at Lighthouse

    Fellowship applications are now open! This month we’re bringing you a bonus episode with one of our recent fellows Jonathan Moens. We speak about his experience at Lighthouse, his biggest takeaways and his tips for applying. Lighthouse is currently hiring a part-time Data, OSINT and Reporting fellow for 6 months. Applications close April 8. -- Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound Design: Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions Website - Twitter - BlueSky - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

    19 min
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Backlight is a podcast produced by the investigations team at Lighthouse Reports. Every month we take you inside real world investigations to explain how they work, who works on them and how to get involved.

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    Lighthouse Reports
  • Años de actividad
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodios
    18
  • Clasificación
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